by Eileen | Jun 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
One of the many hoops that the Chilean government has us gringos jumping through, like trained seals (or are those dolphins?) is going to Registro Civil to get a “certificado de antecedentes.” This is a perforated form that they give to you at low cost...
by Eileen | Jun 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
Oh the oven. The source of so much heat in these winter months, the ability to burn cookies with its two (count ’em, two) settings, which are turbo and nuclear. The oven is so much fun. And the oven is dangerous. I was once at a mountain hut in Landmannalaguar,...
by Eileen | May 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’m torn here whether I should talk about Chile’s national parks or Chile’s unbeatable public transportation (at least in the central region, in which Santiago is located). I guess tons has been written about the national parks, and not that much...
by Eileen | May 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
How do new words move in to your brain? Do they creep in through a crack in the window, do to they move in proudly, with suitcases and boxes, and a could-you-move-that-couch-a-squidge?I have puzzled over this many times, both in English and in Spanish. Well, I have...
by Eileen | May 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
Welcome class! Yesterday we learned that she-donkey milk is still sold in Santiago, that it’s high in good lipids, that Cleopatra bathed in it and that Emily could use your get well soon vibes after a very unfortunate incident which she summed up on twitter as...
by Eileen | May 18, 2009 | Uncategorized
Leche de burra! (she-donkey milk), Leche de burra! This is what one of my friends heard as a child as the local she-donkey milk salesman peddled his wares. Now I didn’t ask, but I’m pretty sure this happened while he was living in the small southern...
